Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas el 17 de octubre

Giuseppe Henry "Pino" Palladino es un músico de rock y blues británico de ascendencia italiana, más conocido por ser el bajista para artistas como The Who, Eric Clapton o John Mayer Trio entre otros.

Görkem Sevindik is a Turkish actor.

Géza Herczegh was a Hungarian judge and academic. In 1990, Herczegh was appointed to the Constitutional Court of Hungary. From 1993 to 2003, he was unanimously elected by the United Nations to one of the International Court of Justice, succeeding Manfred Lachs. He filled the remaining year of Lachs' nine year term and was re-elected to a full term in 1994. In 2003, he was succeeded by Peter Tomka. His daughter, Judge Anita Herczegh, is married to János Áder, former President of Hungary. His successor at the ICJ, Tomka, described him as "a dedicated and open-minded judge interested in finding areas of consensus."

Ernesto Federico I de Baden-Durlach, fue Margrave de Baden-Durlach.

Adam Michnik es el redactor jefe del importante periódico polaco Gazeta Wyborcza, donde a veces escribe bajo los seudónimos Andrzej Zagozda o Andrzej Jagodziński.

Savva Yakovlevich Kulish was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed eight films between 1966 and 1994. His 1979 film Takeoff won the Silver Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. He was awarded with the People's Artist of Russia in 1995.